Dr. Tiana Pirtle

At all. Okay, so you're reading about all of this, feeling scandalized, frustrated. How would we describe your emotions as you're kind of reckoning with this bias in science?

At all. Okay, so you're reading about all of this, feeling scandalized, frustrated. How would we describe your emotions as you're kind of reckoning with this bias in science?

I suppose as you train in science, you're kind of given this line that science is objective. We all like to think we're objective observers of the world and we're testing theories ourselves. in an objective manner, but the reality is science is very biased.

I suppose as you train in science, you're kind of given this line that science is objective. We all like to think we're objective observers of the world and we're testing theories ourselves. in an objective manner, but the reality is science is very biased.

So these models all came from Dr. Patricia Brennan in the US, who's a phenomenal researcher and has made it her life mission to categorize as many animal vaginas as possible because the line that we often think

So these models all came from Dr. Patricia Brennan in the US, who's a phenomenal researcher and has made it her life mission to categorize as many animal vaginas as possible because the line that we often think

think about when it comes to penises and vaginas is that, you know, the penis is doing the thrusting, the ejaculating, and the vagina is just a passive tube sitting there ready to catch the penis and let the sperms go where they need to go. But that's not even remotely the case. And they're very diverse in function and form. Let's jump in. Okay, so let's start with the duck.

think about when it comes to penises and vaginas is that, you know, the penis is doing the thrusting, the ejaculating, and the vagina is just a passive tube sitting there ready to catch the penis and let the sperms go where they need to go. But that's not even remotely the case. And they're very diverse in function and form. Let's jump in. Okay, so let's start with the duck.

Yes, the duck is the classic example. And this is actually, I think, the vagina that launched a thousand ships. Patricia Brennan's line of research started from the duck vagina. From the duck. So this is the duck vagina. And you can see it's corkscrewed.

Yes, the duck is the classic example. And this is actually, I think, the vagina that launched a thousand ships. Patricia Brennan's line of research started from the duck vagina. From the duck. So this is the duck vagina. And you can see it's corkscrewed.

Do you feel like you're on a game show? It's corkscrewed. Okay, yes. Let me look at this. Okay, so science first understood not the duck vagina, but the duck penis. Yes.

Do you feel like you're on a game show? It's corkscrewed. Okay, yes. Let me look at this. Okay, so science first understood not the duck vagina, but the duck penis. Yes.

So what does the duck penis look like? Male ducks are quite unusual in the bird world, and they have penises. So most birds have cloacas, which are just like multi-orphous holes. Or multipurpose holes, and they do a cloacal kiss. So the birds just rub it together, transfer the little sperm, and flutter off. But ducks have these giant, fleshy, corkscrew organs that explode out of their body.

So what does the duck penis look like? Male ducks are quite unusual in the bird world, and they have penises. So most birds have cloacas, which are just like multi-orphous holes. Or multipurpose holes, and they do a cloacal kiss. So the birds just rub it together, transfer the little sperm, and flutter off. But ducks have these giant, fleshy, corkscrew organs that explode out of their body.

Really? Yes. And it explodes inside her?

Really? Yes. And it explodes inside her?

It's like... It's impressive to observe. And... Like most animals, we've known what the penis looks like for a while. And no one thought to even look at what the vagina might look like that would handle a penis like that. Yes. So the male's penis is corkscrewed. Well, the vagina is... Also corkscrewed. And there's some like little side pockets, like some flaps and stuff.

It's like... It's impressive to observe. And... Like most animals, we've known what the penis looks like for a while. And no one thought to even look at what the vagina might look like that would handle a penis like that. Yes. So the male's penis is corkscrewed. Well, the vagina is... Also corkscrewed. And there's some like little side pockets, like some flaps and stuff.

Pockets in the vagina. Wow.

Pockets in the vagina. Wow.